Les ''N'Zimbu'' Monnaie du Royaume de Congo
- Published In : Bruxelles
- Illustrations : 96 text figs, 5 maps
Description:
Text French. Fascinating study of the historic currency of the Congo, the shell of the sea snail Olivella nana, known locally as Nzimbu. The snail was harvested on Luanda Island. Includes an introductory chapter on the various uses of shells by the indigenous people of the Congo and Angola.
Bulletins et Memoires de la Société royale belge d'anthropologie et de préhistoire, Memoires Nouvelle Serie no. 1.
Condition
8vo, buckram, orig. wrappers retained. From an institutional library with a few neat ink / withdrawn stamps. Good.
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